Illinois Central Railroad v. Dillon
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Nannie N. Dillon and others against the Illinois Central Eailroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
Suit was filed in the circuit court of Alcorn county by the appellees here against the Illinois Centrál Eailroad Company, the appellant, for twenty-five thousand ■dollars damages for the allege,d negligent killing of J. D. Dillon, the husband of Mrs. Nannie N. Dillon. A verdict and judgment' of the court below in favor of the plaintiffs for five thousand dollars was entered, from *522which this appeal is prosecuted. The material facts in the case as found by the jury were the following: The defendant railroad company was operating a railroad as a common carrier through the eastern part of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. ArnolaMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
- Allen v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
- Alabama & Vicksburg Ry. Co. v. McCoyMississippi Supreme Court · 1913
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